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3/24/2026 - Medical Grand Rounds: Respect for Persons: What Bioethics Gets Right, What Bioethics Gets Wrong, and Why it Matters

QUIZ

EVALUATION

CERTIFICATE

INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: 1.00

Target Audience:

Faculty, residents, fellows, and community physicians in General Internal Medicine and subspecialties.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Recognize and understand causes of disrespect and dehumanization.
  • Name four dimensions of respect as articulated by patients.
  • Apply practical and conceptual approaches to fostering respect and eliminating disrespect as a harm.

Suggested Additional Reading :

  1. Entwistle VA, Cribb A, Mitchell P. Tackling disrespect in health care: The relevance of socio-relational equality. J Health Serv Res Policy. 2024 Jan;29(1):42-50. doi: 10.1177/13558196231187961. Epub 2023 Jul 27. PMID: 37497689; PMCID: PMC10729534.
  2. Beach MC, Duggan PS, Cassel CK, Geller G. What does 'respect' mean? Exploring the moral obligation of health professionals to respect patients. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 May;22(5):692-5. doi: 10.1007/s11606-006-0054-7. PMID: 17443381; PMCID: PMC1852905.
  3. Beach MC, Branyon E, Saha S. Diverse patient perspectives on respect in healthcare: A qualitative study. Patient Educ Couns. 2017 Nov;100(11):2076-2080. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2017.05.010. Epub 2017 May 5. PMID: 28602565; PMCID: PMC6400635.

Authors:
Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH — Professor of Medicine, Faculty, Berman Institute of Bioethics, John Hopkins School of Medicine
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.